Clothes-line support.



CLOTHES LINE gUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15, 1910. 1,008,01 3. Patented Nov. 7, 1911.

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CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15, 1910.

Patented Nov. 7, 1911.

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COLEMAN CONNOLLEY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CLOTHES-LINE SUPPORT.

Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clothes line sup- 1 ports, and one of the principal objects of the same is to provide a clothes line support designed to be secured to the window sill of a house in position to sustain a double line of clothes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a clothes line support adapted to be supported upon a telescopic sustaining device hinged to the sill of a window and adapted to be drawn up out of the away when not in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a clothes line reel comprising a pair of brackets and having downwardly extending ends on which the pulleys are journaled for supporting the clothes line, said pulleys having slotted arms or spokes, which will permit the clothes line to be moved from the window around the pulleys without interfering with the suspension of the clothes from the line.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan View of a clothes line support made in accordance with my inven tion and supported upon a window sill, portions of the window casing and sash being shown in section. Fi g. 2 is a similar view of aslightly modified form of my invention. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the support in section and the bracket for supporting thesame in elevation. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the support shown in Fig. 1 with the clothes line removed, the support being shown in dotted lines in the position which it may assume when not required for use.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates a window sill upon which the device may be supported. As shown in Fig. 1 a hollow telescopic tube 2 is pivoted upon a suitable bracket 3 secured to the window sill 1. Extending through the tube 2 is a bracket 4 having downturned ends 5. Journaled on the ends 5 are the pulleys, each comprising a hub 6 through which the mem- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 15, 1910.

Patented Nov. '7, 1911.

Serial No. 566,946.

her 5 of the bracket extends, said pulley being supported by means of a pin 7. A suitable number of spokes 8 extend from the hub 6, and upon the ends of the spokes 8 balls or enlargements8 are provided, said enlargements each having a slot or recess 10 therein to accommodate the clothes line 11. Mounted to slide in the tube 2 is a rod 12, said rod being held in adjusted position within the tube 2 by means of asuitable set screw 13. On the ends of the rod 2 is a double bracket 14 having downwardly bent ends 15. Journaled 011 the ends 15 are pulleys identical with those already described. Connected to the tube 2 is an eye 16 and a cord or cable 17 is connected to said eye and passed over a pulley 18 on the window frame, said cord or cable extending to a belaying device 19 connected to the window frame.

As shown in Fig. 2 the brackets 20 are pivotally mounted in securing plates 21 secured to oppositely disposed window sills 22. The brackets 20 have downwardly extending ends on which the reels 23 are ournaled. The clothes line 23 extends around these pulleys and can be readily operated from either window.

The operation of my invention may be briefly described as follows: The clothes to be dried are connected to the clothes line and drawn outward by rotating the pulleys. When the device shown in Figs. 1 and 1 is used the telescopic rod 12 can be adjusted to tighten the line 11, and when the device is not required for use it may be drawn up, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 by pulling upon the cord or cable 17.

From the foregoing it will be obvious thata clothes line support made in accordance with my invention can be produced at low cost, will be particularly convenient for apartment houses and other places where yard room is scarce, that the device is particularly convenient owing to the fact that two lines of clothes may be suspended from each pair of pulleys and that the clothes line may be used by two tenants occupying apartments having windows disposed in facing relation.

I claim:

The herein described clothes line support comprising a telescopic supporting member hinged at its inner end to a wall or other support, a bracket connected to said supporting member, said bracket having a downturned end, a pulley mounted on said downing the supporting member and telescopic l0 turned end, a telescopic rod mounted in said rod.

telescopic supporting member and adapted In testimony whereof I aflix my signature to be adjusted for tightening the clothes line, in presence of two Witnesses.

a bracket mounted on said telescopic rod and provided with a downturned end, a pulley COLEMAN CONNOLLEY' mounted on said downturned end, a clothes Witnesses:

' line passed around said pulleys, and a cord CHARLES PARKHURST,

attached to the supporting member for rais- CHARLES A. DILLAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

